Nov, 2005
The effects of continuous epidural anesthesia and analgesia on stress response and immune function in patients undergoing radical esophagectomy
ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
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- Volume
- 101
- Number
- 5
- First page
- 1521
- Last page
- 1527
- Language
- English
- Publishing type
- DOI
- 10.1213/01.ANE.0000184287.15086.1E
- Publisher
- LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
We investigated whether perioperative extensive epidural block (C3-L) affects postoperative immune response in patients undergoing radical esophagectomy. Patients undergoing radical esophagectomy were randomly assigned to either general anesthesia with continuous epidural infusion via 2 epidural catheters that was continued for postoperative analgesia (group E, n = 15) or intraoperative general anesthesia and postoperative IV morphine analgesia (group G, n = 15). Plasma levels of stress hormones, cytokines, C-reactive protein (CRP), leukocyte counts, and distribution of lymphocyte subsets were assessed before and after surgery and on postoperative days (PODs) 1 and 3. In comparison with group E, significant increases in plasma epinephrine level at the end of surgery (P < 0.05) and norepinephrine level at the end of surgery (P < 0.01) and on POD1 (P < 0.01) and POD3 (P < 0.01) and significant decrease in cluster of differentiation (CD4/CD8 ratio) at the end of surgery (P < 0.05) were observed in group G. However, there were no significant differences in other variables between groups. In both groups, plasma cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone, interleukin (IL)-1 beta, IL-6, IL-10, and CRP levels were increased after surgery (each group P < 0.01) and IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-10, and CRP were still increased on POD1 and POD3 (each change, each group P < 0.01). Leukocyte counts were increased on PODI (each group P < 0.05) and POD3 (each group P < 0.01). The proportion of lymphocytes decreased from the end of surgery to POD3 (each group P < 0.01). The proportion of B cells was increased on POD1 (each group P < 0.01); that of natural killer cells was decreased at PODI and POD3 (each group P < 0.01). We conclude that tissue damage and inflammation apparently overcome the effects of extensive epidural block on stress response and immune function in radical esophagectomy.
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- DOI : 10.1213/01.ANE.0000184287.15086.1E
- ISSN : 0003-2999
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000232782800048